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The NZ Skeptics Society is a non-profit body that exists to promote critical thinking.

Not all claims have equal value. For instance we all can believe that gravity exists without question, however we should ask for a little more evidence when an “expert” tells us that the Moa is alive and well and living in Moana!

The Society was started in 1986 by Denis Dutton and Bernard Howard, amongst others. We currently have around 400 members and our annual subs are only $40 for waged and $20 for unwaged. Please take a look around, and we would be delighted if you would like to join.

The latest issue of the NZ Skeptic is heading to the letterboxes of financial members, packed full of the intriguing, the informative and the infuriating. It’s a whole new look for the journal, along with our new website and brand-new ...

The NZ Skeptics heard that it was actually just footage from an Ant and Dec movie, so we decided to put together ...

NZ Skeptic Journal

Financial members of the NZ Skeptics receive the quarterly NZ Skeptic journal, 24 pages of the intriguing, interesting and, sometimes, infuriating. We also make PDFs available online for those members who want even faster access to the information.

Selected extracts are freely available for anyone to peruse.

NZ Skeptics Yahoo Group

This is a discussion forum for members of NZ Skeptics and interested parties.

NZ Skeptics Facebook Group

What Do We Do Next?

These informal gatherings are for socially orientated skeptics in various cities. The events are organized independently of NZ Skeptics, although many of the attendees are members and they are sometimes organised in conjunction with NZ Skeptics activities such as lectures.

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There's SO many posts like this popping up in my news feed. Conservatives that are claiming people don't care about all the humans dying, because a lion has overtaken the news. Something about it feels illogical...any thoughts? ... See MoreSee Less

Now that you've calmed down about the dead lion in Africa....
#realissues #starvingchildren #realtalk #africa
It's funny how the masses will FREAK OUT over an animal but when you have real babies dying daily people be like "meh...whatever"...
#priorities
Photo Credit: Kevin Carter